Analytical Reasoning Questions

Questions 1- 3
Three men (Tom, Peter and Jack) and three women (Eliza, Anne and Karen) are spending a few
months at a hillside. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each one liing in his or her own
cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of ho!ses.
". Anne, Tom and Jack do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.
#. Eliza and Anne are !nwilling to stay $esides any occ!pied cottage..
%. Karen is ne&t to Peter and Jack.
'. (etween Anne and Jack)s cottage there is *!st one acant ho!se.
+. ,one of the girls occ!py ad*acent cottages.
-. The ho!se occ!pied $y Tom is ne&t to an end cottage.
". .hich of the a$oe statements can $e said to hae $een deried from two other
statements/
A. 0tatement "
(. 0tatement #
1. 0tatement %
2. 0tatement +
E. 0tatement -
#. 3ow many of them occ!py cottages ne&t to a acant cottage/
A. #
(. %
1. '
2. +
E. -
%. .hich among these statement(s) are tr!e /
4.Anne is $etween Eliza and Jack.
44.At the most fo!r persons can hae occ!pied cottages on either side of them. .
444.Tom stays $esides Peter.
A.4 only
(.44 only
1.4 and 444 only
2.44 and 444 only
E.4, 44 and 444
Questions 4 - 7
An employee has $een assigned the task of allotting offices to si& of the staff mem$ers. The
offices are n!m$ered " 5 -. The offices are arranged in a row and they are separated from each
other $y si& foot high diiders. 3ence oices, so!nds and cigarette smoke flow easily from one
office to another.
6iss 7o$ert)s needs to !se the telephone 8!ite often thro!gho!t the day. 6r. 6ike and 6r. (rown
need ad*acent offices as they need to cons!lt each other often while working. 6iss. 3ardy, is a
senior employee and has to $e allotted the office n!m$er +, haing the $iggest window. .
6r. 2onald re8!ires silence in the offices ne&t to his. 6r. Tim, 6r. 6ike and 6r. 2onald are all
smokers. 6iss 3ardy finds to$acco smoke allergic and consec!tiely the offices ne&t to hers to $e
occ!pied $y non5smokers.
9nless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence d!ring office
ho!rs.
'. The ideal candidate to occ!py the office f!rthest from 6r. (rown wo!ld $e
A. 6iss 3ardy
(. 6r. 6ike
1. 6r. Tim
2. 6r. 2onald
E. 6r. 7o$ert
+. The three employees who are smokers sho!ld $e seated in the offices.
A. ", # and '
(. #, % and -
1. ", # and %
2. ", # and %
E. ", # and -
-. The ideal office for 6r. 6ike wo!ld $e.
A. #
(. -
1. "
2. %
E. '
:. 4n the eent of what occ!rrence, within a period of one month since the assignment of the
offices, wo!ld a re8!est for a change in office $e p!t forth $y one or more employees /
A. 6r. 2onald 8!itting smoking.
(. The installation of a noisy teletype machine $y 6iss 3ardy in her office.
1. 6r. 7o$ert)s needing silence in the office (s) ne&t to her own. .
2. 6r. (rown s!ffering from laryngitis.
E. 6r. Tim taking oer the d!ties formerly taken care of $y 6iss. 7o$ert. .
Questions 8 - 10
4n an e&periment cond!cted at a la$oratory, "-; white mice were in*ected with 0er!m 2. "-;
other white mice were in*ected with a harmless s!gar sol!tion .4n two weeks time %<= of the
white mice, who were in*ected with 0er!m 2 contracted the highly contagio!s and often fatal
disease, *!ngle feer. 3ence, it can $e concl!ded that *!ngle feer is ca!sed $y some elements
similar to the elements in 0er!m 2.
>. The a$oe disc!ssion wo!ld $e weakened most seerely in case it is shown that
A. People contracting *!ngle feer are !s!ally the ictims of the $ite of the 0o!th
American ?esser 3ooded @iper.
(. Ane among the "-; white mice had already contracted *!ngle feer prior to the
la$oratory e&periment.
1. The nat!ral ha$itats of white mice does not contain any of the elements fo!nd in
0er!m 2.
2. The scientists administered the in*ections $eing ignorant of the contents of the
sol!tions !sed.
E. The "-; white mice !sed in the la$oratory e&periment were kept isolated from
each other.
<. The a$oe arg!ment wo!ld $e highly empowered in case it were shown thatB
A. 0ome of the elements in 0er!m 2 are e&tracted from the root of a certain
poisono!s *!ngle wildflower.
(. .ithin a period of two weeks a$o!t ';= of the white mice, who were in*ected
with a harmless s!gar sol!tion also contracted *!ngle feer.
1. Almost all the white mice died within a period of two days after the first
symptoms appeared.
2. ,ormally the rate of *!ngle feer among white mice is less than ;.;"=.
E. 4naria$ly the $lood of the ictims of *!ngle feer ictims contains a high leel
of a certain to&ic s!$stance also fo!nd in ser!m 2.
";. 2istri$!tion of leaflets and deliering speeches on goernment property sho!ld $e
o!tlawed. 7adicals and fanatics hae no right to !se p!$lic property when peddling their
!nsaory iews.
The arg!ment a$oe is $ased on the post!late
A. The general p!$lic has a special concern in the free e&change of different
political iews.
(. 7adicals and fanatics prefer the !se of p!$lic property while propagating their
iewpoint.
1. Eery person who hands o!t leaflets and deliers speeches is a radical or fanatic.
2. ?egal constraints which are applica$le to one gro!p need not $e e8!ally
applica$le to all.
E. Any political actiity, which hinders the proper f!nctioning of the goernment
sho!ld not $e protected $y the law.
Questions 11 - 12
0!ccessf!lly ad*!sting to one)s enironment leads to happiness. .ar at a !niersal leel war
destroys the weaker people, who are the most !na$le to ad*!st to their enironment. Th!s, war at
the !niersal leel p!ts weaklings o!t of their misery and allows more space for their predators to
en*oy life in a $etter manner. As those actions hae to $e performed, which ma&imize the leel of
happiness of the greatest n!m$er, war at a !niersal leel sho!ld take place.
"". .hat response wo!ld the a!thor of the a$oe disc!ssion come !p with, in the case of the
o$*ection that the weaklings far e&ceed strong people/
4. 3e wo!ld respond with the statement that the person making the o$*ection is a
weakling.
44. 3e wo!ld respond $y saying that weaklings will $e misera$le no matter what
happens.
444. 3e wo!ld respond with the statement that the strong wo!ld $e fr!strated if the
weaklings are destroyed.
A. 4 only
(. 44 only
1. 444 only
2. 4 and 44 only
E. 44 and 444 only
"#. The a!thor)s disc!ssion wo!ld $e greatly if he agreed to which of the following/
4.Technology co!ld change the enironment.
44..ar at the !niersal leel wo!ld $e an integral part of the enironment.
444.4t is possi$le for the strong to s!rie witho!t s!ppressing the weak.
A.4 only
(.44 only
1.444 only
2.4 and 444 only
E.4, 44 and 444 only
Questions 13 - 15
1ome $ack with !s to the real America leaing $ehind the t!rmoil of ciilization. The real
America is still inha$ited $y the eagle, the $!ffalo, the mo!ntain lion and elkC it is still spacio!s,
sprawling and ma*estic. E&perience the freedom and serenity still to $e fo!nd in
"%. 1hoose the $est option to complete the a$oe statementB
A. the nat!ral $ea!ty of o!r land
(. the fascinating !r$an centers
1. the wild terrain of Africa
2. one)s own s!$conscio!s
E. the great sprawling cities of the 0o!thwest
"'. The a$oe paragraph is most likely to appear in which of the following/
A. A 3!nter)s D!ide to The 9nited 0tates
(. E&ploring the Dreat A!tdoors
1. The E!iet (ea!ty of Alaska
2. 3ow the Eagle (ecame E&tinct
E. 7et!rning to America
"+. .hen 4 am elected, 4 will work towards effecting those changes for which 4 hae $een
fighting all these years. .e will work together to do away with the $!rea!cratic $ogs
which hae e&isted eer since my opponent took office. Eeryone of yo! knows what 4
stand forC 4 inite my opponent to ...
For completion of the a$oe statement choose the $est optionB
A. hand in his resignation gracio!sly
(. make his stance clear
1. stop lying to the p!$lic
2. get o!r city more federal aid
E. e&tend his s!pport to me
"-. .e can neer make o!r $eliefs regarding the world certain. Een scientific theory of a
most rigoro!s and well5confirmed nat!re is likely to change oer a decade or een
tomorrow. 4f we ref!se to een try to !nderstand, then it is like resigning from the h!man
race. 9ndo!$tedly life of an !ne&amined kind is worth liing in other respects55as it is no
mean thing to $e a egeta$le or an animal. 4t is also tr!e that a man wishes to see this
spec!latie domain $eyond his ne&t dinner.
From the a$oe passage it is clear that the a!thor $eliees that
A. men wo!ld not do well to spec!late
(. progress in the scientific field is impossi$le
1. one sho!ld lie life with the dict!m )what will $e will $e)
2. men sho!ld ignore their animal needs
E. men are different from animals as far as their reasoning a$ilities are concerned.
Questions 17-21
Two or more essences o!t of a stock of fie essences55 ?, 6, ,, A, and P are !sed in making all
perf!mes $y a man!fact!rer. 3e has learned that for a $lend of essences to $e agreea$le it sho!ld
comply with all the r!les listed $elow.
A perf!me containing ?, sho!ld also contain the essence ,, and the 8!antity of , sho!ld $e twice
as that of ?.
A perf!me containing 6, m!st also hae A as one of its components and they sho!ld $e in e8!al
proportion.
A single perf!me sho!ld neer contain , as well as A.
A and P sho!ld not $e !sed together.
A perf!me containing the essence P sho!ld contain P in s!ch a proportion that the total amo!nt of
P present sho!ld $e greater than the total amo!nt of the other essence or essences !sed.
":. Among the following which is an agreea$le form!la for a perf!me/
A. Ane part ?, one part P
(. Two parts 6, two parts ?
1. Three parts ,, three parts ?
2. Fo!r parts A, fo!r parts 6
E. Fie parts P, fie parts 6
">. Adding more amo!nt of essence , will make which of the following perf!mes
agreea$le/
A. Ane part ?, one part ,, fie parts P
(. Two parts 6, two parts ,, two parts P
1. Ane part 6, one part ,, one part P
2. Two parts 6, one part ,, fo!r parts P
E. Two parts ,, one part A, three parts P
"<. Among the following, the addition of which com$ination wo!ld make an !nagreea$le
perf!me containing two parts , and one part P agreea$le/
(A) Ane part ? (() Ane part 6 (1) Two parts , (2) Ane part A (E) Two parts P
#;. Among the following which com$ination cannot $e !sed together in an agreea$le
perf!me containing two or more essences/
A. ? and 6
(. ? and ,
1. ? and P
2. 6 and A
E. P and ,
#". Among the $elow mentioned form!las, which can $e made agreea$le $y the eliminating
some or all of one essence /
A. Ane part ?, one part 6, one part ,, fo!r parts P
(. Ane part ?, two parts ,, one part A, fo!r parts P
1. Ane part ?, one part 6, one part A, one part P
2. Two parts ?, two parts ,, one part A, two parts P
E. Two parts 6, one part ,, two parts A, three parts P
##. Eerything that a person does, which is dictated $y reason of ignorance is not ol!ntary.
4nol!ntary actions are those which prod!ce pain and repentance. 4ncase a man has done
something in his ignorance and he does not feel e&ed d!e to his action, he has not acted
ol!ntarily as he was not aware of what he was doing, nor yet inol!ntarily since he is
not pained.
After reading this passage we can arrie at the concl!sion thatB
A. A person is not a ol!ntary agent, if he acts $y reason of ignorance and repents. .
(. 4f an action is done $y reason of ignorance and is not ol!ntary , then it was
repented.
1. A man is an inol!ntary agent, if he acts $y reason of ignorance.
2. 0ome actions are either inol!ntary or not ol!ntary.
E. 4f a man is not a ol!ntary agent, then he acted $y reason of ignorance and
repents.
#%. Eerything that Dod knows necessarily is, $eca!se een what we o!rseles know
necessarily isC and, of co!rse, o!r knowledge is not as certain as Dod)s knowledge is. (!t
no f!t!re contingent thing necessarily is..
Among the following statements, which nat!rally follows from the a$oeB
".There are no f!t!re contingent things.
#.4t is not tr!e that Dod has knowledge of only necessary things.
%.Dod has knowledge of no contingent f!t!re things.
'.4t is not possi$le for !s to know Dod.
+.Dod has knowledge of eerything. Questions 24 -
25
0ome lawyers are of the iew that the o$seration of the intrinsic 8!alities of pornography in any
composition depends on literary criticism and hence it is a matter of opinion. 4t is rather odd,
tho!gh, that in a legal connection, serio!s critics themseles 8!ite often $ehae as if they $elieed
criticism to $e a matter of opinion. .hy $e a critic 5 and teach in !niersities 5 in case criticism
inoles nothing $!t !ttering capricio!s and ar$itrary opinions /
#'. 4n the a$oe arg!ment the a!thor is trying to esta$lish that
A. whether a composition can $e called pornographic or not is a matter of opinion. .
(. it is not a matter of opinion whether a work is pornographic.
1. o$serance of the 8!alities of pornography is not dependent on literary criticism.
2. critics seem hypocritical.
E. critics sho!ld not teach at !niersities.
#+. The a$oe disc!ssion wo!ld $e weakened if it is pointed o!t thatB
A. literary critics are of the opinion that nothing is pornographic.
(. lawyers $eliee that the o$serance of the 8!alities of pornography is a matter of
opinion, as literary critics are not in agreement in this regard.
1. literary critics are not legal a!thorities.
2. literary critics sho!ld not concern themseles with deciding what is
pornographic.
E. literary critics in the teaching profession at the !niersity leel are init only for
the money.
Questions 26 - 31
,ine indiid!als 5 G, H, I, ., @, 9, T, 0 and 7 5 are the only candidates, who can sere on three
committees55 A, ( and 1, and each candidate sho!ld sere on e&actly one of the committees.
1ommittee A sho!ld consist of e&actly one mem$er more than committee (.
4t is possi$le that there are no mem$ers of committee 1.
Among G, H and I none can sere on committee A.
Among ., @ and 9 none can sere on committee D.
Among T, 0 and 7 none can sere on committee 1.
#-. 4n case T and G are the indiid!als sering on committee (, how many of the nine
indiid!als sho!ld sere on committee 1/
A. %
(. '
1. +
2. -
E. :
#:. Af the nine indiid!als, the largest n!m$er that can sere together on committee 1 is
A. <
(. >
1. :
2. -
E. +
#>. 4n case 7 is the only indiid!al sering on committee (, which among the following
sho!ld sere on committee A/
A. . and 0
(. @ and 9
1. @ and T
2. 9 and 0
E. T and 0
#<. 4n case any of the nine indiid!als seres on committee 1, which among the following
sho!ld $e the candidate to sere on committee A/
A. G
(. H
1. .
2. T
E. 0
%;. 4n case T, 0 and I are the only indiid!als sering on committee (, the total mem$ership
of committee 1 sho!ld $eB
A. G and H
(. G and .
1. H and @
2. H and 9
E. I and @
%". Among the following com$inations which co!ld constit!te the mem$ership of committee
1/
A. H and T
(. I and 9
1. H, I and .
2. ., @ and 9
E. G, I, 9 and 7
Questions 32 - 34
(6, ,, A and P are all different indiid!als)
4. 6 is the da!ghter of ,.
44. , is the son of A
444. A is the father of P.
%#. Among the following statements, which is tr!e /
A. A is the !ncle of 6.
(. P and , are $rothers
1. 6 is the da!ghter of P.
2. 4f ( is the da!ghter of ,, then 6 and ( are sisters.
E. 4f 1 is the grandda!ghter of A, then 1 and 6 are sisters.
%%. .hich among the following statements is contradictory to the a$oe premises/
A. P is the father of 6.
(. A has three children.
1. 6 has one $rother.
2. 6 is the grandda!ghter of A.
E. Another party 1, co!ld $e the mother of 6.
%'. 4f ( is the son of , and ( has one $rother, 2, then
4.6 is the sister of 2.
44.2 and , are $rothers.
444.A is the grandfather of 2.
A.4 only
(.44 only
1.444 only
2.4 and 444 only
E.4 and 44 only
Questions 35 - 41
The only people to attend a conference were fo!r ship captains and the first mates of three of
those captains. The captains were ?, 6, , and AC the first mates were A, 2 and D. Each person in
t!rn deliered a report to the assem$ly as followsB
Each of the first mates deliered their report e&actly after his or her captain. The first captain to
speak was 6, and captain , spoke after him.
%+. Among the following which is not an appropriate order of deliered reports/
A. 6, A, ,, D, A, ?, 2
(. 6, 2, ,, D, ?, A, A
1. 6, ,, A, ?, 2, A, D
2. 6, ,, A, A, 2, ?, D
E. 6, ,, D, 2, A, ?, A
%-. 4n case ? speaks after A, and A is the third of the first mates to speak, then among the
following statements which wo!ld $e !ntr!e/
A. A spoke immediately after D.
(. The order of the first fo!r speakers was 6, D, ,, 2.
1. A)s first mate was present.
2. A was the fo!rth speaker after 6.
E. The captains spoke in the order 6, ,, A, ?.
%:. Among the following statements which statement m!st $e tr!e/
A. 4n case the second speaker was a captain, the seenth speaker was a first mate.
(. 4n case the second speaker was a first mate, the seenth speaker was a captain.
1. 4n case the third speaker was a first mate, the seenth speaker was a captain.
2. 4n case the third speaker was a captain, the seenth speaker was a first mate.
E. 4n case the seenth speaker was a first mate, the first and third speakers were
captains.
%>. 4n case A spoke immediately after ? and immediately $efore A, and A was not the last
speaker, ? spoke
A. second
(. third
1. fo!rth
2. fifth
E. si&th
%<. 4n case D is 6)s first mate, 2 co!ld $e the person who spoke immediately
A. prior to T
(. prior to ?
1. prior to @
2. after T
E. after @
';. 4n case A is the third of the first mates to speak, and ? is the captain whose first mate is
not present, which among the following statements m!st $e tr!e/
A. A spoke sometime $efore ?.
(. 2 spoke sometime $efore A.
1. ? spoke sometime $efore A.
2. A spoke sometime $efore ?.
E. A spoke sometime $efore ,.
'". Among the following statements, which wo!ld make 6, 2, ,, D, ?, A, A the only
possi$le se8!ence of speakers/
A. 2 is 6)s first mateC D is ,)s first mateC A is A)s first mate.
(. 2 is 6)s first mateC D is ,)s first mateC A was the second to speak after ?.
1. The order of the first fo!r speakers was 6, 2, ,, D.
2. The order of the last three speakers was ?, A, A.
E. The order in which the captains spoke was 6, ,, ?, A.
Questions 42 - 45
". The micro$e A ca!ses the contagio!s disease A.
#. The first symptoms appear after a period of two days since the micro$e A enters the $ody.
%. The micro$e A is fo!nd in some flies and $ees.
'. A fly $it Jack on 6onday, Fe$r!ary -.
+. ,ick worked with Jack the ne&t day, T!esday, Fe$r!ary :.
There were no other possi$ilities of e&pos!re to 2isease A.
'#. 4n case Jack showed symptoms of 2isease A, which of the following statements wo!ld $e
tr!e/
4. Jack contracted the 2isease A from ,ick.
44. Jack first noticed symptoms of 2isease A on Fe$r!ary >.
444. The fly that Jack was $itten $y was not a carrier of the micro$e A.
A. 4 only
(. 44 only
1. 444 only
2. 4 and 44 only
E. 4 and 444 only
'%. 4n case ,ick displayed symptoms of the disease A, which among the following wo!ld $e
tr!e/
A. 4 only
(. 44 only
1. 444 only
2. 44 and 444 only
E. 4, 44 and 444
''. 4n case Jack displayed symptoms of 2isease A, which wo!ld $e tr!e/
4.Jack was also $itten $y a fly on Fe$r!ary +.
44.Jack was $itten $y a mos8!ito which carried the micro$e A.
444.,ick contracted 2isease A from Jack.
".4 only
#.44 only
%.444 only
'.4 and 44 only
+.44 and 444 only
'%. 4n case ,ick displayed the symptoms of 2isease A which wo!ld $e tr!e/
4.,ick was $itten $y a $ee on Fe$r!ary -.
44.,ick ate food which contained the micro$e A.
444.,ick also worked with Jack on Fe$r!ary -.
".4 only
#.44 only
%.444 only
'.4 and 44 only
+.4, 44 and 444
Questions 46 - 47
The principal eil in today)s society is selfishness. Eerywhere we see people, who are concerned
only with themseles. Personal adancement is the only motiating force in the world today. This
does not mean that indiid!als are not willing to help one anotherC on the contrary, JJJJJJJJJ.
(!t, these are only short5term occ!rrences which !ltimately sere o!r long5term goal of personal
gain.
'-. To fill in the $lank in the a$oe passage, select one of the options from the $elow
mentioned optionsB
". we are always trying to !ndermine othersKLM endeaors.
#. my !ncle Jeremy !sed to help me with my homework.
%. no one can $e tr!sted, not een close friends.
'. o!r yearning for power preents !s from !nderstanding o!r e&istential p!rpose.
+. there are many occasions when we gracio!sly offer o!r assistance.
':. .hich among the following options wo!ld most strongly contradict the a!thor)s attit!de
towards society/
". The greatest strength of society is altr!ism.
#. The forces of good will !ltimately tri!mph oer eil.
%. A!r short5term actions may ostensi$ly contradict o!r long5term goals.
'. .e m!st all learn the art of selfishness.
+. 6orality is the $edrock of a growing comm!nity.
'>. 4t can $e proed $y an e&ample that o!r words are deoid of meaning as they cannot $e
disting!ished from their opposites. People think that they are aware of the difference
$etween the meanings of )$ald) and )haing hair) ?et !s s!ppose that an aerage twenty5
one year old has I strands of hair on his or her head. .e say that s!ch a person is not
$ald $!t has hair. (!t s!rely one hair less wo!ld make no difference, and a person with I
5 " hairs on his or her head wo!ld $e said to hae hair. 0!ppose we go on like this,
decreasing one hair at a time, the res!lt wo!ld $e the same. Then what difference wo!ld
there $e $etween someone who has one hair and someone who has none/ .e call them
$oth $ald. Th!s, we cannot make a distinction $etween the terms )$ald) and )haing hair.)
Among the following statements, which statement $est co!nters the arg!ment a$oe/
A. The word )$ald) can $e translated into other lang!ages.
(. A word can hae more than one meaning.
1. A word s!ch as )monkey) can $e applied to seeral animals that differ in some
respects.
2. .ords can lack precision witho!t $eing meaningless.
E. People cannot think clearly witho!t !sing words.
'<. @ir!s 6 helps in controlling the pop!lation of gnatsC they manage to do this $y killing the
moth)s larae. Tho!gh the ir!s is always present in the larae, it is only eery si& or
seen years that the ir!s serio!sly decimates the n!m$ers of larae, greatly red!cing the
pop!lation of the gnats. 0cientists are of the opinion that the gnats, !s!ally latent, are
actiated only when the larae e&perience $iological stress.
4n case the a$oe mentioned scientists are correct, it can $e inferred that the decimation
of gnat pop!lations $y the ir!s 6 co!ld $e most pro$a$ly actiated $y the following
conditions/
A. A shift $y the gnats from dro!ght areas to a normal area occ!pied $y them
(. The res!ltant stress from defoliation of trees attacked $y the gnats for the second
consec!tie year.
1. Attacks on the larae $y all kinds $y parasitic wasps and flies.
2. 0taration of the gnat larae d!e to oer pop!lation.
E. 0praying of gnat infested areas with la$oratory 5 raised @ir!s 6.
+;. 4n a partic!lar code, the digits from ; to < incl!sie are each represented $y a different
letter of the alpha$et, the letter always representing the same digit. 4n case the following
s!m
( A P (
N 0 K (
55555555
1 @ ( E
holds tr!e when it is e&pressed in digits, which of the following cannot $e properly
inferredB
A. ( cannot $e ;.
(. ( m!st $e less than +.
1. E m!st $e een.
2. A N 0 m!st $e greater than >.
E. 1 m!st $e greater than ( $y ".